Van Trying To Avoid Crash Strikes Tree

A Hatfield man was injured Sunday when his minivan struck a tree after trying to avoid the vehicle in front of him on Forty Foot Road in Towamencin Township, police said.

Michael Conrad Cardillo, 28, of 32A Blaine Ave. was treated by a Volunteer Medical Services ambulance crew at the accident for facial injuries. Cardillo refused transportation to the hospital.

Cardillo was northbound near Allentown Road when he took his attention away from the road, township police said. When Cardillo looked back at the road, he found that traffic had stopped for the light at the intersection. Cardillo veered right to avoid stopped traffic and hit the tree.